Xstaff strengthens management team 
Effective 16 January 2023, Stephan Schiller has taken over as new managing director and partner of Xstaff. Most recently managing director of Hermes Europe and CEO of Hermes International, Schiller will lead the company in partnership with founder Bodo Knop and Antonios Rigalos,... mehr
New members for Catalonia's logistics cluster
The Catalonia Logistics cluster, a private non-profit business group, which comprises all types of companies from the logistics, transport, and goods distribution sectors, is welcoming new members. Nacex, Logista's express courier firm, and Logista Parcel, Logista's network for... mehr
Girteka announces changes at the helm
On 2 January 2023, Mindaugas Pasilauskas assumed his role as CEO of Girteka Europe West, which was established as a new legal entity after Girteka was divided into three business units and a competence centre. Pasilauskas previously was CEO of Class Trucks, a transport asset... mehr
MBS Logistics picks Joerg Roehl
The Cologne (Germany)-based holding company MBS Logistics has appointed Joerg Roehl as an additional CEO, effective 1 February 2023. Roehl will join Andreas Janetzko and Daniel Steckel in the company’s leadership team. With more than 30 years of experience in the... mehr
More intermodal links for Wilhelmshaven
Eurogate Intermodal (Egim) has added Wilhelmshaven, Germany’s only deep-water port, to its network. In Q1/2023, Egim will launch direct services between its Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven (CTW) and Duisburg, Munich, Nuremberg and Kornwestheim. Connections to Ulm, Mannheim... mehr
Paris welcomes new Chinese cargo carrier
The Chinese Zongteng Group, a cross-border e-commerce infrastructure service provider, celebrated the arrival of Yun Express' first B777F flight at Paris CDG on 16 January 2023. With a planned annual cargo capacity of over 15,000 t, the newly launched route from Shenzhen... mehr
DFDS acquires road haulier
Danish ferry operator DFDS is taking over the Northern Irish company McBurney Transport. The transaction price for the Ballymena-based company was just below GBP 140 million (USD 168 million). McBurney Transport is one of region's largest haulage firms, with about 800... mehr
Expanding portfolio for silo transports by road
The Rhenus Group acquired the silo transport company, Nederlandse Transport Maatschappij (NTM), at the turn of the year. With this takeover, the international logistics specialist is expanding its expertise in silo transports for free-flowing and powdery goods. Headquartered... mehr
In its fifth year in Hungary
The Hungarian branch of the Palletways network has grown significantly since its foundation four years ago. It now cooperates with 14 local transport companies, i.e. 30% more than when it first entered the market. To date, the now 110-strong team has handled more than 550,000... mehr
David Azra to head Kribi Conteneurs Terminal
Following a 15-year career in Bolloré Transport & Logistics subsidiaries in Africa, David Azra took over as managing director of Kribi Conteneurs Terminal, operator of the container terminal at the Autonomous Port of Kribi, on 12 December 2022. He succeeds Eric Lavenu who... mehr